5 Ways To Upgrade Your Rear View

Forget about breaking
the Internet—instead,
learn to value your
own assets with
these expert tips
and tricks
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5 Ways to
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Rear View
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by Hannah Morrill
photographed by
Micaela Rossato
MISSI O N # 1
POP THE TRUNK
Perking up your posterior takes work. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. Start with some
Instagram inspiration, then hit the floor with this routine from fitness pro Tracy Anderson.
Bottom line: Twenty-nine percent of InStyle.com readers say they’re after a butt like Jennifer
Lopez’s. Tracy Anderson, her trainer, can give it to you. Here, she breaks down the four exercises
at the core of the singer’s workout. “Aim for 30 reps of each move, then switch sides,” she says.
Oh, and do them at least five days a week. Love don’t cost a thing, but a toned bum does.
be bootylicious at the gym
If you’re Lopez, you can get away with any old leggings. As for the rest of us,
cue in to these workout duds that suit every bottom.
Single-leg
swing-backs
Start on your hands and knees
and place one hand on your hip.
Rest the instep of your opposite
foot on the ground before pushing that leg straight up and back.
Point the foot as the knee fully
extends. Bend the knee and
return to starting position.
Need a push to get yourself
up and squatting? Follow
these distinguished derrières
on Instagram.
When
choosing the
perfect pair, consider
the blend of fabrics.
Spandex and polyester will
hold its shape, whereas a
spandex-and-cotton
combo is likely
to sag.
Alternating arm
side kick
Kneel with your supporting hand
on your thigh and the other hand
on the floor. Move your supporting hand to the floor and lift the
other hand slightly. Extend the
working leg out to the side. Pull
the knee back into the body and
return to starting position.
1 Show off an
athletic bod
1
Single-arm knee
pull to extension
2
2 Pad a pancake butt
Well-placed seaming and an
ultra-thick spandex blend give a
sagging backside a subtle lift.
Supplex, Outdoor Voices, $100;
outdoorvoices.com.
3 Suck it all in
@bikinitush
Compression fabric gives you a
Spanx-like silhouette, minus
movement restriction—these
beauties fit like a second skin.
Seated leg extension
Start with hands on the floor and all
your weight on one hip. Extend the
bottom leg across the top so that
your foot is flat and your knee is
bent. Unfold your crossed leg as you
roll onto your supporting knee. Extend your working leg straight back
behind you. Bend your working leg
and return to starting position.
Luxtreme, Lululemon, $98;
lululemon.com.
4 Mask a muffin top
The wide waistband sits high on
the hips to slim love handles.
3
To see these moves in action, visit instyle.com/booty
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@jenselter
A printed waistband and
bold graphic logo call attention
to the results of your countless
squats and lifts.
Polyester-spandex, Nike, $60;
nike.com.
Start with one hand on the floor
and one hand on your hip. Bring
the knee up beside your body to
hip height, then extend it back to
a fully straightened leg. The heel
of your extended leg should rise
above the glute muscle of your
opposite side. Bend the leg back
and return to starting position.
Looking
Back
get some
#buTtspo
1926
Josephine Baker
slips into a banana
skirt to shake it at
Paris’s Folies
Bergère cabaret
music hall.
1946
Micheline
Bernardini
dares to bare the very
first bikini, a high-cut
G-string by designer
Louis Réard.
1949
Marilyn Monroe
defines booty beauty
in a baby blue twopiece at the Palm
Springs Racquet Club.
4
1955
Bettie Page
is named “Queen of
Pinups”—along with
her bangs and
her ample backside.
Nylon-spandex, C9 Champion,
$35; target.com.
1964
André Courrèges
cuts a skirt above
the knee, thus creating
one of the world’s
first minis in his boutique
in London.
@hannahbronfman
1969
Mary Quant
takes hems even
higher—and makes
bums even bolder—
with the unveiling of
her hot-pants design.
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MISSI O N # 2
EAT your way to a better butt
Cronuts and cake pops go right to your rear—and not in a good way. But small diet
tweaks can help sync the ratio of muscle to fat. Here’s how to get it right.
Coconut
water helps
control weight and
maintain healthy
blood-sugar
levels, says
Wolfe.
Lean in to protein
Eating a serving of lean protein like
chicken, turkey, or eggs with your
meal not only helps build muscle
but also reduces your chances of
storing fat, because it stabilizes
blood sugar, says nutritionist Christine Avanti. “Bonus points for fish
like wild salmon, which contains
fat-burning omega-3s,” she says.
Get a healthy fat fix
Monounsaturated fats—like those
in nuts, olive oil, and avocados—
help to rev up your blood flow,
which prevents fat pockets from
forming. And in case you haven’t
noticed, coconut oil is the fat du
jour. “Your body burns a lot of calories breaking down the fatty-acid
chains in coconut oil, so you store
fewer calories overall,” Avanti says.
“It’s a powerful metabolic fat; plus,
we all love the taste.”
swap out your latte
Whipped, drizzled, and spiked coffee drinks
contain sugars and fats that are likely to
linger on your hips. This zesty coconut-water
blend from superfood expert David Wolfe
helps take it off, thanks to fat-burning,
metabolism-revving additions. Toss
ingredients into a high-powered blender, like
the NutriBullet RX ($200; nutribulletrx.com),
and say so long to your Starbucks barista.
Cut those carbs
There’s a reason white bread
and doughy pasta have a suspiciously similar texture to the soft
parts of your bod. “Processed
carbs turn easily to fat and cause
bloat,” says Avanti. Instead,
choose whole grains and vegetables like brown rice, sweet potatoes, and quinoa. And go easy:
“A fist is a good measurement for
carb portions,” she says.
12 fl. oz. chilled Gynostemma
tea or coconut water
1 cup pineapple chunks,
fresh or frozen
2 unpeeled organic clementines
1–2 leaves organic chard or spinach
2 tbsp lemon juice
Take citrus seriously
1 tbsp hemp seed
Blood can get a little sedentary
in the rear, for obvious
reasons. Grapefruits, oranges,
tomatoes, lemons, and limes
boost circulation, which helps
ward off cellulite.
1978
Queen
releases “Fat
Bottomed Girls,”
declaring that they
“make the rocking
world go round.”
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Blend all ingredients to
desired texture.
1987
Greg Smithey
helps housewives
everywhere achieve
“Buns of Steel”
with his exuberant
fitness video.
1992
Sir Mix-A-Lot
releases “Baby Got
Back” and refuses to
lie about the fact
that he, indeed, likes
big butts.
1999
Nicole Kidman
strips down as Alice
Harford in Eyes Wide
Shut, co-starring
Tom Cruise.
MISSI O N # 3
beautify your backside
Hours on a spin bike can’t tackle every imperfection. Thankfully, we’ve uncovered
a few foolproof ways to smooth out any remaining wobbly bits.
Fake
a Flawless Tush
Want to wow on a beach weekend? Follow these
steps from Linda Hay, the self-tanning pro who contours the backsides of the Victoria’s Secret Angels.
SNUB
CELLULITE
1 Get some color
“Mist your butt and legs with a selftanning spray for a base,” Hay says.
Bliss’s tinted Hide and Glow Sleek
formula ($38; blissworld.com)
contains light-diffusing pearls that
mask silvery stretch marks.
The Option
Elemis
Skin Brush
2 Slim the sides
Apply a self-tanner one shade darker
than your base color down the sides
of your legs from hips to knees to
make your butt stand out. Hay likes
St. Tropez ($35; sephora.com).
How it works Rub the
stiff bristles on dry
skin to stimulate circulation, which loosens cellulite deposits.
Frequency Use as
needed, but beware
that results last only
about a day.
Cost $45;
timetospa.com
3 Highlight them apples
Dusting a glimmering powder like
MAC Prep + Prime Skin
Smoother ($30; maccosmetics
.com) on the roundest parts of
your cheeks makes ’em look full.
4 Blot out blemishes
Effectiveness
A few dabs of Kevyn Aucoin’s
Sensual Skin Enhancer ($48;
neimanmarcus.com) camouflages
bruises or buttne (hey, it happens
to the best of us).
❤
The Option
The Option
The Option
How it works The plant
How it works The at-
How it works A small
Adonia LegTone
stem cells in this cream
can help firm cottagecheese skin, says plastic
surgeon Anthony Youn.
Frequency Use daily
for three to four weeks.
Cost $129;
adonialegtone.com
Effectiveness
❤❤
Wellbox
Cellulaze
home device activates
fat breakdown. “It replicates what we use inoffice,” says Dr. Youn.
Frequency 30 minutes
every two days, as
needed.
Cost $1,500;
us.wellbox.com
Effectiveness
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2000
Jennifer Lopez
lets her assets take
center stage in a
sheer green Versace
at the Grammys.
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incision is made inoffice, allowing a laser
to snip fibrous bands.
“It’s invasive, but results
last for up to three
years,” says Dr. Youn.
Frequency 1 visit.
Cost Starts at $5,000;
cellulaze.com
Effectiveness
ERASE UNwanted tats
Zap your ex’s initials. Picosure (starting
at $300/session; picosure.com) tackles areas
where your skin is thickest—we’re looking at
you, backside—by using bursts of light
to shatter tattoo pigment. Bonus: The
practically pain-free procedure is effective
in just three treatments.
❤❤❤❤
2001
Destiny’s Child
releases the unofficial
rear-end anthem:
“Bootylicious.”
2005
Black Eyed Peas
débuts “My Humps,” which
praises breasts and—you
guessed it—behinds.
MISSI O N # 4
rethink what lies beneath
OK, so bottoms don’t exactly need bras, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t use a little love.
Everyday
Undie
Upgrade
SHAPE UP
To lift a
droopy rear
Show
some cheek
A shape that cuts midcheek
The
Triumph
High-Waist
Bottom
makes every butt look better,
says Fleur du Mal designer
Jennifer Zuccarini. Also consider
the rise: “Full-figured women
should go for a high-waist style,
while someone with a boyish
figure looks best in a low-rise.”
Kiss boring,
flesh-toned
shaping shorts
good-bye. Not
only are these
lacy lifters, made
of durable power
mesh, straightup sultry, but
they also tackle
muffin top.
Fleur du Mal, $65; fleurdumal.com.
CHOOSE the
perfect NUDE
Triumph, $56;
us.triumph.com.
To plump a flat seat
If they don’t match your skin,
nude thongs can look jarring
and show through light-colored
clothing. Nubian Skin’s lasercut versions come in four
shades of brown, which means
primping for your “belfie” just
got a little more seamless.
To minimize an ample tush
To hide hefty haunches
Squeezes it in without
the bulky fabric. Plus,
it’s every bit as flirtatious
as your skimpy lingerie.
Attaches to your bra to reduce
bumps and rolls from the midback down. Hello, hourglass.
The Bubbles Bodywear Retro Panty
The Spanx
Undie-tectable Brief
Bubbles Bodywear, $55;
lovemybubbles.com.
Spanx, $24; spanx.com.
Believable chicken-cutlet-style
inserts to adjust the size of
your backside? Yes, please.
2006
Jennifer Aniston
fictitiously splits from
Vince Vaughn in The
Break-Up and bares it
all in the process—
sans butt double.
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2011
Pippa Middleton
turns heads at
the royal wedding.
“Recognition has its
upside, downside, and
backside,” she joked.
The HookedUp
Shaper Suit
HookedUp Shapewear, $58;
hookedupshapewear.com.
Nubian Skin, $14;
nubianskin.com.
2013
Miley Cyrus
twerks it out with
Robin Thicke at
MTV’s Video Music
Awards.
MISSI O N # 5
DRESS for your rear
invest in jean-ious denim
Ill-fitting indigos shouldn’t come between you
and great-looking glutes. A good rule of thumb?
“Check the tag for 70 percent cotton and
30 percent poly-spandex blend,” says Paige
designer Paige Adam-Gellers. “This combo
will keep its shape longest.” Here, the blues
that’ll make the best of your backside.
Stop hiding under long, slouchy shirts
and start embracing your assets.
Master your proportions
Before you get dressed in the morning, learn to ace it by taking
figure-flattery tips from these booty-conscious babes.
rock
Heels For
Your behind
“High heels put you
on a pedestal,” says shoe
designer Brian Atwood.
“They make your legs
and butt feel stronger
and tighter and change
the way you walk.” Here,
his top tips.
1
If the shoe fits, wear
it Just make sure the
shoes actually fit. You
should be able to walk fairly
naturally, and not like a
giraffe. “No one looks good
when their feet hurt,” he
says. If the heel slips or the
toe pinches—even if they’re
on major sale—it’s a no-go.
For a
round butt …
Paige
jamie chung
This tough stretch fabric
stays taut through days
in the office and nights
on the dance floor, and
then all over again.
If you’re athletic like
Lupita Nyong’o
For figures that are muscular both on the
top and the bottom, you’ve got to focus on
breaking up that silhouette. Consider colorblocking with brights or a graphic blackand-white contrast. As for length, a mididress draws the eye up from your calf to
your back in a long, lean line.
Paige Denim, $179;
nordstrom.com.
For a
plump butt …
MiH
Cotton yarn is encircled
with spring stretch fibers
that bounce back stronger
the harder they’re pulled.
MiH Jeans, $230;
mih-jeans.com.
BEYONCÉ
For a small butt …
James
Clever back-pocket darts
highlight the body’s
natural curves, and a
contoured waistband
with a high-back rise
creates the illusion
of additional cushion.
For a flat butt …
Siwy
If you’re petite like
Jamie Chung
The deep V-shaped seam
along the back of the
jeans hugs the body and
perks up that pancake.
Go for shapes that won’t overwhelm a small
frame, like a flared mini that kicks out in
the back and draws attention in the right
way. Also, be sure to define your waist, which
helps highlight volume below. Bright colors
like cobalt, fuchsia, or peony on the lower
half are also a fun, subtle way for petites to
highlight their backsides.
Siwy Denim, $174;
revolveclothing.com.
James Jeans, $180;
jamesjeans.us.
2
Get tipped off
There’s just something about a pointy
toe that makes the butt
look great. “It’s all about
the contrast of soft and
sharp,” he says.
3
Mind the back Since
heels make your posture a focal point,
the rear of your shoes
should be as pretty as
the front. Atwood
favors straight
and linear, not
overly busy,
which can
distract
from
your
shape.
If you’re curvy like Beyoncé
2014
Nicki Minaj
drops “Anaconda,”
which quickly becomes the
arse anthem of the year.
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2014
Iggy Azalea
appears in Lopez’s
“Booty” video, which
takes the cake for
most wiggling rears in
a four-minute clip.
2014
Kim Kardashian
“breaks the Internet”
with her bumbearing Paper
magazine cover.
lupita
nyong’o
A monochromatic look is super-flattering on
a shapely figure—think neutrals, all black,
or one gorgeous, bright hue. A boxy top or a
little leather jacket paired with a
slim skirt also works well
because it balances
out the body-con fit
of the bottom half.
Snakeskin
pumps, Brian
Atwood,
$650;
brianatwood
.com.
Reported by Jennifer ferrise, Stephanie Rushia, and claire Stern